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Replot Bridge
Finland's longest bridge, a 1,045 m cable-stayed span leaping into the UNESCO-listed Kvarken Archipelago near Vaasa. The gateway drive to a rising, glacier-sculpted island world.
30 km · about 35 min drive
EuropeFinlandOstrobothnia
Malax
Ostrobothnia, Finland · Europe
About Malax
Malax is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Hietalahti, 48km from Kvarken Archipelago.
Malax is in Ostrobothnia, Finland, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hietalahti, about 16 km away.
Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti, Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑːˌlɑhti]) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while the sub-region has a population ofRead more
approximately 112,000. It is the 160th most populous municipality in Finland.
Malax covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.8/sq mi).
Malax is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 9% Finnish speakers, 84% Swedish speakers, and 6% speakers of other languages.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Malax?
Within an hour or so of Malax: Replot Bridge (30 km), Kvarken Archipelago (48 km).
Where is Malax?
Malax is in Ostrobothnia, Finland, about 16 km from Hietalahti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,517
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Ostrobothnia
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 62.9423, 21.5731
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Finland
Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
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Worth the detour from Malax
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Kvarken Archipelago
Finland's only natural World Heritage Site, where the land still rises nearly 1 cm a year after the Ice Age, spawning new islands. Drive the Replot island roads to boulder fields, stone labyrinths and wooden watchtowers.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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- 30 kmReplot BridgeFinland's longest bridge, a 1,045 m cable-stayed span leaping into the UNESCO-listed Kvarken Archipelago near Vaasa. The gateway drive to a rising, glacier-sculpted island world.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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